The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-22
LAWYER SHAFER'S WRATH.
Ex-Alderman Cleary's Attorney Declares His
Intention of "Licking" Editor Pulitzer.
Special to the Indianapolis Jourps,

Special to the 1ndianapolis Journal
NEW YORK, March 21.-The prosecution in
the trial of exAlderman Cleary for bribery fin.
shed their case to-day by the introduction of
some formal proof. Mr.. Shafer then opened the
case for Cleary in very vigorous speech, in
which he denounced the press for assuming be-
fore the trial. that his client was guilty. Mr..
Shafer made especially bitter attack upon
the World, which has expended considerable eff
fort in illustrating Mr.. Shafer's peculis rites of
manner Mr. Shafer declared that there was
but one newspaper in the city that had not de-
manded the conviction of Cleary every day
since the trial began. He added:
IAN Albany judge dismissed to another
county, even after part of the jury had been
obtained because the Evening Journal had said
that day that the accused was guilty and should
be convicted A Troy judge did the same thing
in another case. The papers have tried this
case and found Cleary guilty. The World has
become perfectly Infamous in its conduct in
trials. One man says: Why don't you shoot
this Hungarian Jewp Another asks: why
don't you horsewhip himP / shan't do either.
But I'll get even with this Jew. Justice will
Here the now thoroughly irate counselor was
brought to short stop by the rapid tattoo Of
Justice Barretts gavel on the desk
Mr. S0aIer. thlhk you nave gone iar
enough The jury have not seen any of the
papers You are talking to them about things
of which they can know nothing" said the court
''Wel, don't know. /"
swell, know. The jurors have seen nothing
of this. You must desist, "fssaid his Honor.
| Mr. Shafer said II bow in submission to your
| Honor. / will 20 no further" and then he re-
sumed his speech.
! MIR. Snafer returned to the assault on the tes-
timony of Katie Metz, opening with the startling
| shriek every paper III the city said. in flaming
| headlines yesterday Katie Metz Sustained.
| Der FIVE faces seen at dark for two and half
| years. but could not remember the names of the
| families she had served2"
! Then turning upon the twenty reporters
! around the long table. he shouted: There they
| are! There they are There are the burning
| geniuses of the press There isn't one of 'em
| you'd trust in your house, except the fat man. y
| Mr.. Shafer held out the Graphic. with the
! pictures of the boodlers He called the atten
ton of the jury to the pictures of Cleary and
| Jaehne. Now" said he, defantly. 'Jaehne has
face you will always remember. Heis marked
man. Why didn't Katie Metz remember himi
! I'll tell you-he was in State prison They
didn't need to identify him. Her mind wasn'
prepared by Robertson and Pnrdy to recognize
Jaehne. but she did recognize John Cleary Hs
had not been convicted yet
Mr.. Shafer opened at 11:2O, and it was 125s
| o'clock when he finished, and recess was taken
For fully ten minutes after the jury had gone te
| their lunch Mr.. Shafer mopped his perspirins
head with his handkerchief. and emitted e. ejacu
lations and anathemas Of the press representa-
tives and Joseph Pulitzer.
'.Jnst wait till this is over" he said jus
wait till we get through with this. Wait TIL
get at that Pulitzer. He'll either lick me hk
hell. or I'll lick him."
This was said to half dozen friends who hat
fingered to congratulate the old fashioned lawye
on his remarkable effort